LOUISVILLE -
Twelve members of the Columbia fencing team racked up a plethora of top finishes
once again, this time at the most recent Junior North American Cup held in Louisville
last weekend.

Headlining
the best performances by the Lions was first-year Justin Wan, who fenced his
way to a silver medal out of 265 fencers in the men's epee under-20 competition.
Fellow classmate Brian Ro finished just behind Wan, earning bronze in the same
category.

In all,
eight Columbia fencers earned top 32 performances, while a number of incoming Lions
also had strong showings and placed among the best.

Joining Wan
and Ro in the men's epee under-20 competition was first-year Jake Hoyle, who
finished 11th on the day. In men's foil, first-years Adam Mathieu
and Harry Bergman placed 10th and 19th, respectively. Men's
sabre featured an 18th-place finish by sophomore Michael Josephs and a 22nd-place
finish by sophomore Geoffrey Loss.

Sophomore
Emma Peterson represented the Columbia women, fighting her way to seventh-place
out of a pool of 175 fencers.

A big 10-meet
weekend awaits the Lions as Columbia returns to NCAA action at St. John's on Saturday,
Jan. 26th and NYU on Sunday, Jan. 27th.